Species factsheet

Large-tailed Nightjar (Caprimulgus macrurus)

Order: Caprimulgus macrurus
Family: Nightjars (Caprimulgidae)

Danish name: Orientalsk Natravn

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Subspecies and Distribution

albonotatus

ne Pakistan through n India to Bhutan and Bangladesh

bimaculatus

ne India and s China through Southeast Asia and Malay Pen., Sumatra

macrurus

Java and Bali

salvadorii

Borneo and s Sulu Is.

johnsoni

s Philippines

schlegelii

Lesser Sundas and Moluccas, New Guinea to n and ne Australia

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